Mirtazapin Actavis
Mirtazapin Actavis is an antidepressant medication used to treat depression in adults.
Form
tabletti, kalvopäällysteinen
Strength
15 mg
Active Ingredient
Mirtazapine
Manufacturer
Actavis Group PTC ehf
How to Use
Dosage
The recommended starting dose is 15 mg or 30 mg per day. Your doctor may increase your dose after a few days to a more suitable dose (15-45 mg per day).
Method
Take your tablet by mouth. Swallow the prescribed dose of Mirtazapin Actavis whole, without chewing, with a small amount of water or juice.
Important
The maximum daily dose is usually 45 mg, as adjusted by your doctor.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Increased appetite and weight gain
- •Drowsiness or tiredness
- •Headache
- •Dry mouth
- •Lethargy
- •Dizziness
- •Tremor or shaking
- •Nausea
- •Diarrhea
- •Vomiting
- •Constipation
- •Skin rash or skin eruption
- •Joint or muscle pain (arthralgia or myalgia)
- •Back pain
- •Dizziness or faintness when standing up quickly (orthostatic hypotension)
- •Swelling due to fluid retention (oedema), usually in ankles or feet
- •Vivid dreams
- •Confusion
- •Anxiety
- •Sleep problems
- •Memory problems (often resolved after stopping treatment)
RARE
- •Excessive high mood (mania)
- •Abnormal skin sensations (e.g., burning, tingling, itching, numbness)
- •Restless legs
- •Fainting (syncope)
- •Numbness in the mouth (oral hypoesthesia)
- •Low blood pressure
- •Nightmares
- •Anxiety with strong need to move (akathisia)
- •Hallucinations
- •Compulsive need to move
- •Yellowing of eyes or skin (jaundice), a sign of liver problems
- •Muscle twitching or contractions (myoclonus)
- •Aggressiveness
- •Stomach pain and nausea, possibly a sign of pancreas inflammation (pancreatitis)
- •Infection symptoms (sudden high fever, sore throat, mouth sores) due to lack of white blood cells (agranulocytosis)
- •Epileptic seizures (convulsions)
- •Serotonin syndrome (unexplained fever, sweating, fast heart rate, diarrhea, muscle spasms, shaking, overactive reflexes, restlessness, mood changes, unconsciousness, increased salivation)
- •Thoughts of self-harm or suicide
- •Severe skin reactions (reddish target-like spots or round patches on the trunk, often with blisters, skin peeling, mouth, throat, nose, genitals, and eye sores, preceded by fever and flu-like symptoms, e.g., Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis)
- •Widespread rash, high body temperature, and enlarged lymph nodes (DRESS syndrome or drug hypersensitivity syndrome)
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to mirtazapine or any other ingredients in this medicine.
- Do not take if you are currently using or have recently used (within the last two weeks) medicines called MAO inhibitors.
- Tell your doctor before taking Mirtazapin Actavis if you have previously had a severe skin rash, skin peeling, blisters, and/or mouth sores after taking mirtazapine or other medicines.
- This medicine is not normally for use in children and adolescents under 18 years old.
- If you are depressed, you might sometimes have thoughts of harming yourself or taking your own life. Contact your doctor immediately if you have such thoughts.
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- Stop taking this medicine and contact your doctor immediately if you experience any serious side effects like sudden high fever, sore throat, or yellowing of skin/eyes.
Use in Elderly Patients
Category C
Suitable for older adults, with specific precautions. Sedative. Suitable in low doses (3. Reduce the dose in moderately severe renal impairment. Increases risk of falls. May cause low serum sodium level. (updated 12.2.2024)